diff --git a/gnu/services/avahi.scm b/gnu/services/avahi.scm
index 89478cb997..0a56f3d7f6 100644
--- a/gnu/services/avahi.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/avahi.scm
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services avahi)
   #:use-module (gnu services)
   #:use-module (gnu system shadow)
   #:use-module (gnu packages avahi)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
   #:use-module (guix monads)
   #:use-module (guix store)
   #:use-module (guix gexp)
@@ -106,6 +107,6 @@ (define* (avahi-service #:key (avahi avahi)
                             (comment "Avahi daemon user")
                             (home-directory "/var/empty")
                             (shell
-                             "/run/current-system/profile/sbin/nologin"))))))))
+                             #~(string-append #$shadow "/sbin/nologin")))))))))
 
 ;;; avahi.scm ends here
diff --git a/gnu/services/dbus.scm b/gnu/services/dbus.scm
index 671dafa194..8f3b350951 100644
--- a/gnu/services/dbus.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/dbus.scm
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services dbus)
   #:use-module (gnu services)
   #:use-module (gnu system shadow)
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
   #:use-module (guix monads)
   #:use-module (guix store)
   #:use-module (guix gexp)
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ (define* (dbus-service services #:key (dbus dbus))
                             (comment "D-Bus system bus user")
                             (home-directory "/var/run/dbus")
                             (shell
-                             "/run/current-system/profile/sbin/nologin"))))
+                             #~(string-append #$shadow "/sbin/nologin")))))
       (activate #~(begin
                     (use-modules (guix build utils))
 
diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm
index af8dd43bd6..f9d262d977 100644
--- a/gnu/services/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ (define config
                             (comment "NTP daemon user")
                             (home-directory "/var/empty")
                             (shell
-                             "/run/current-system/profile/sbin/nologin"))))))))
+                             #~(string-append #$shadow "/sbin/nologin")))))))))
 
 (define* (tor-service #:key (tor tor))
   "Return a service to run the @uref{https://torproject.org,Tor} daemon.
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ (define* (tor-service #:key (tor tor))
                             (comment "Tor daemon user")
                             (home-directory "/var/empty")
                             (shell
-                             "/run/current-system/profile/sbin/nologin"))))
+                             #~(string-append #$shadow "/sbin/nologin")))))
 
       (documentation "Run the Tor anonymous network overlay.")))))